I know this will sound silly, but put a piece of waxed paper on the die and then your cardstock. Cut/emboss as you normally would and your pendant will come out so good. Try it and tell us how it worked!!

Thank you Debbie. This worked great for me. Without the wax paper my fluer de list squares tore each time i used them. With the wax paper they come right out. It is wonderful, I will keep a roll in my craft room from now on.